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John Pelham
1838–1863American artillery officer with the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War
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Famous people · Alexandria
From 1838 to 1987, Alexandria was the birthplace of 2 famous people
With articles in 5 languages, John Pelham is the most widely known. The other is T. J. Heath, the American football player. John Pelham was born in 1838. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Pelham
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
John Pelham
Youngest
1987
T. J. Heath
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Alexandria
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Known for
What Alexandria is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alexandria and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- John Pelham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons